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I think at this point UM can push for blue chip/top tier recruits (Jaden McDaniels or Cole Anthony) through the season for a spring commitment. That said, I wouldn't rest my hopes on Jaden at this point.

replied similarly. I'd just say based on the media day bits I read, that Beilein is very much expecting both X and Walton out on the floor at the same time for good portions of time. Although now that I think about it, probably will be X at the 1, Walton at the 2.

I also hope we don't keep RS for both Teske and Davis. We'll want to be 3 deep at the Center position, especially if we're going to be more defensively aggressive.

At the core of GRRM's goal for ASOIAF, he's writing a high fantasy novel. High fantasy follows a pretty standard trend of good triumphing over evil. We've been bogged down in the "middle" of the books for so long that we dwell on all the archetypal subversion GRRM does with character deaths. That said, chances are (I don't know this for a fact) that the song of ice and fire has to culminate in the White Walkers vs. Fire (guessing dragons). So at some point, the pieces have to be in place for the "good" to be put up against the true "bad" (white walkers).

That said, I do think the fact that the showrunners do seem to be pushing towards a conclusion is going to make Occam's Razor a pretty valid guesstimate at how things play out. If we had the next 5-10 years like GRRM will take to write the books (*sob*), then maybe we'd have a lot more twists and turns, but that's not how it will work for us sadly.

Anyway, not disagreeing with your point, just some thoughts from me on why it may be that way.

I personally can't justify calling for a coach to be fired for two bad seasons with significant injuries for extended durations to major players. That said, this team does need to change its mindset if they want to be competitors in the B1G this season and next.

but I think Beilein has already gambled on Wagner's upside simply by burning his redshirt already. Best case scenario for him at this point is a contribution like Caris in his freshman year, which would be great to get off the bench in someone who can play the 5.

I didn't see highlights including him dunking, and I wanted to pass that interpretation along to say that he's maybe not as athletic at this point as some other similarly sized prospects in the class. Not saying he can't dunk or that he will never dunk in his collegiate career, just saying it wasn't in the film I watched. And yeah, maybe he doesn't need/want to.

My uneducated take from two highlight reels is he is a shooter. Long range and mid-range. Can get close to the hoop, but doesn't seem to quite be able to dunk it. Also capable of distributing the ball. I'd say he fills sort of a MAAR role or Stu Douglass where you could slot him at the point in a pinch, but you'd rather he play the off-guard spot ideally.

Evan Flood, who made a post saying the latest intel had Simpson going to Wisconsin hours ago, made a crystal ball pick to Michigan just recently as well. I'd say we can maybe get a little optimistic here.

why I'm not upset about the lack of media availability while the sub is "submerged." The main thing we might be getting more of is insider impressions of camp. But the media interviews are not going to be interesting information. At least not to me.

Davis reclassifying only allows you to take your PG in 2016. Then I think you start looking at an expectation that someone is going pro after this season (likely Irvin). Going to be interesting beyond that.

That said, I'm all for taking another wing in 2016 if it means we can get Coffey or Bridges.

But wow his film looks great. I'd actually prefer him as a SG/wing prospect in the class over Battle. Maybe not as much as Langford, but his film looks great. I guess the question is if the ACL potentially becomes a larger issue. Hopefully not.

At this point I think I can point to nearly any fandom of any book series, video game, tv show, movie, etc. and find a lot of divisive discussion at play. I understand they are "fanatics" and not "rationals" but it feels slightly worse now than in recent memory.

on HBO's youtube channel. Some 30 second character spots for the four main actors (Farrell, McAdams, Vaughn, and Kitsch). Have to say they got me a little more excited for learning more about the other characters than I was before.

By pretty much everyone early on. In that sense it's probably a small step down so far, but it's still very enjoyable TV. I will say I latched onto Colin Farrell's character really quickly, so I'm invested in figuring out how that develops. Will have to wait and see on the other characters.